Retail Associate
Our Mission : Providing people with the skills and resources to become self-sufficient through the power of work.
Our Diversity Statement : LLGI recognizes our employees' differences in age, disability, veteran status, ethnicity, national origin, language, race, religion, family and marital status, social-economic status, gender identity, sexual orientation, political affiliation, and other unique attributes. The individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, innovation, unique capabilities, and talent our employees bring to the workplace represent an essential part of our culture.
Job Title : Retail Associate
Reports To : Store Manager
Classification : Non-Exempt
Job Summary : Our Retail Associates are the face of our mission to our customers and the community. As such, we expect our Retail Associates to work with integrity and a positive attitude at all times. Retail Associates are responsible for handling a variety of donated goods, collecting donations at the donor's door, processing, pricing, stocking, merchandising, performing cash register transactions, and providing recovery on the sales floor. They are required to be customer / donor-focused, operate with minimum supervision, and understand business demands.
Essential Job Duties
The Retail Associate will be trained to perform any duty assigned in the store
Cashiering
- Performs all register transactions accurately
- Maintain sales floor and cash register stock level according to standards
- Follow general housekeeping standards
- Demonstrate competency in pulling, pricing, rotating, sizing, and hanging clothing
- Understand and achieve quotas to meet sales goals
- Follow sales floor procedures, ensure high-quality output, and take action to correct quality problems
- Merchandise sales floor when needed
- Recovering to maintain sales floor product levels and to keep the store cleaned and organized
- Perform janitorial and housekeeping duties as needed
Sales Floor
Performs all registered transactions accurately when assignedMaintain sales floor stock level, properly merchandised (Sized) and categorizedFollow general housekeeping standardsDemonstrate competency in pulling, pricing, rotating, sizing, and hanging clothingUnderstand and achieve quotas to meet sales goalsFollow sales floor procedures, ensure high-quality output, and take action to correct quality problemsRecovering to maintain sales floor product levels and to keep the store, cleaned and organizedPerform janitorial and housekeeping duties as neededDonor Door
Check, accept, unload and process donations from the customerAccurately maintain daily donation recordsSort and process donations according to the current LLGI Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)Unload and load trailers and straight trucks according to standardsPerform opening and closing proceduresPrepare required records and reportsPerform janitorial and housekeeping duties as needed and act as a Material Handler when needed or assignedProcessing and Pricing
Unload, inspect, and sort donated goods following the current LLGI SOPGrade by using quality specifications, sort into appropriate bins, price according to SOP, and assign to the staging areaTransport stock to and from workstationsEffectively manage time to ensure that work is completed efficiently and in accordance with production standardsAssume responsibility and accountability for the completion of job duties and meet production goalsContribute to team success by involving others in work processes, decisions and actionsPerform janitorial and housekeeping duties as neededMaterial Handling
Transport stock to and from workstations, donor doors, and staging areasAssist processors in swapping full equipment with empty ones to expedite operationsHelp price furniture and keep them going from door directly to sales floorAssist in cutting cardboard and filling the cardboard gaylordsPerform janitorial and housekeeping duties as neededCore Competencies include : Adaptability, Managing Conflict, Stress Tolerance, Communication, Tenacity, Urgency
Essential Job Requirements
Education, Experience, and Expectations
Basic math skillsUnderstands and follows LLGI policies and procedures.Requires the ability to be consistently at work and on time on scheduled work days.Embraces the mission, vision, and values of LLGI.Maintains confidentiality of information related to LLGI operations, financial matters, and personnel mattersInteracts with people with disabilities in a manner that enhances their dignity, privacy, and confidentialityDemonstrates sensitivity and the ability to communicate with a diverse populationConveys information clearly through verbal communicationWorks independently while fostering a strong team atmosphereDemonstrates professionalism, integrity and ethical behaviorPhysical Requirements
Lift or move up to fifty (50) pounds of clothing and housewares safely on and off retail shelving fixtures up to ten (10) feet high, clothing racks four (4) feet high, and z-racks six (6) feet highPush and pull z-racks holding up to one hundred (100) pieces of clothing and weighing a minimum of 150 poundsThe ability to bend and reach into gaylords five (5) feet high to remove clothing and housewaresManual dexterity to fasten and unfasten buttons; snaps and zippers; operate cash registers and tagging gunsStand for long periods throughout the dayThe ability to perform a combination of tasks for extended periods such as stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching, crawling, lifting, reaching, carrying, pushing or pulling objects, to sorting and hanging clothing, and placing housewares on shelves and racksDemonstrate visual acuity to evaluate donated items for qualityThe ability to identify smells to evaluate donations for undesirable odors such as mold, must, dust, bodily fluids and / or urine.Environmental Conditions
Work in a light industrial / warehouse environment with exposure to heat and coldSubject to exposure to allergens including dirt, dust, mold, metals, rubber, plastics, latex, and pet hairTools and Equipment : Cash register, credit / debit card machine, bar-code reader, shopping carts, shopping baskets, wheeled spring carts, wheeled deep carts, wheeled z-racks, handheld pricing machine, handheld tagging machine, pallet jacks, basic retail equipment, personal protective equipment, hand trucks, furniture dollies, 4-wheel metal / plastic cages, material lifts, trash bin / can, bushel carts, trash compactor, trash dumpster, forklifts, stackers (if applicable)
Regular Contacts include :
LLGI Staff
Volunteers / Community Service WorkersVendors / SuppliersGeneral PublicDonors / CustomersService Participants